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What's the biggest difference between Barstow STEM Academy and what you expected?
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Enrollment
454
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARSTOW UNIFIED·NCES 060402013771
Barstow STEM Academy
310 Mountain View, Barstow, CA 92311 · (760) 255-6150 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
30.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
273 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 133 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 21% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -27.7pp since 2014
Math
11.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -39.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 28 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.1% | 27.2% | 31.2% | 35.5% |
| Math | 5.0% | 6.4% | 32.7% | 55.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 17.4% |
| 2022-23 | 41.1% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.7% | 23.9% |
| 2020-21 | 57.3% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 35.3% |
| 2017-18 | 65.1% | 46.6% |
| 2016-17 | 66.1% | 43.8% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barstow STEM Academy
Barstow STEM Academy's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barstow STEM Academy this school | 454 | 60.1% | 26.0% |
| Lick (James) Middle San Francisco | 479 | 61.8% | 17.6% |
| Clifton Middle Monrovia | 634 | 60.3% | 55.4% |
| Octavia E. Butler Magnet Pasadena | 481 | 70.3% | 25.3% |
| Technology Middle Rohnert Park | 409 | 65.0% | 14.9% |
| Grace Yokley Junior High Ontario | 606 | 66.0% | 45.8% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barstow STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #868 of 1,224 | #45 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #1,110 of 1,227 ▼ 247 | #68 of 76 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #901 of 1,227 ▼ 264 | #50 of 76 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.4pp | #3 of 1,214 | #1 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #1,005 of 1,377 | #69 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.3:1 | #1,272 of 1,279 | #74 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #544 of 1,278 | #21 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #834 of 1,329 | #63 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #78 of 257 | #6 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
30.3:1
was 30.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 15 | 30.3:1 | 60% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 13.3 | 29.3:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 13.7 | 28.9:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 14 | 30.5:1 | 53% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 13.3 | 30.3:1 | 52% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 14 | 28.4:1 | 57% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barstow STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (401 to 454); teachers up 13% (13.3 to 15).
About Barstow STEM Academy
Families in Barstow, California, are served by Barstow STEM Academy, a small middle school. It is open to students in grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 454 students. It has 31% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Barstow STEM Academy is one school in Barstow Unified, a system of 13 schools with 6,118 students.
Federal enrollment data show Barstow STEM Academy is 63% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Barstow STEM Academy are from different groups.
The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 30.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. The school reported 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
On the allk12 Grade, Barstow STEM Academy lands at D, ahead of 10% of California public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations places Barstow STEM Academy in the bottom 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.3 points below it (26.0% actual, 44.3% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for San Bernardino County show that the median household earns about $85,478 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. San Bernardino County has 583 public schools with about 393,648 students, including Barstow STEM Academy.
About 0.2 miles separate Barstow STEM Academy from the closest public school, Barstow High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 17.1%; Barstow STEM Academy's is 26.0%, ranking 1st of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barstow Unified
- Barstow HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Barstow Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 405 students
- Montara ElementaryElementary · 403 students
Other schools in Barstow
- Barstow HighHigh · 1,558 students
- Barstow IntermediateMiddle · 692 students
- Mojave River Academy - Silver MountainCombined · 677 students
- Barstow Junior HighMiddle · 646 students
- Cameron ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Barstow Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Barstow High0.2 mi · 1,558
- Henderson Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- BUSD School of Opportunity0.7 mi · 9
- Central High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 73
- Barstow Fine Arts Academy0.7 mi · 405
- Cameron Elementary1.1 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Barstow STEM AcademyHow many students attend Barstow STEM Academy?
Barstow STEM Academy enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Barstow STEM Academy serve?
Barstow STEM Academy serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barstow STEM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barstow STEM Academy is approximately 30.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Barstow STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Barstow STEM Academy are roughly 19% White, 63% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Barstow STEM Academy?
Barstow STEM Academy is overseen by Barstow Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.